New Mexico § 60-13-23 - Revocation or suspension of license by the commission; causes
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§ 60-13-23. Revocation or suspension of license by the commission; causes
Any license issued by the division shall be revoked or suspended by the commission
for any of the following causes: A. if the licensee or qualifying party of the licensee willfully or by reason of incompetence
violates any provision of the Construction Industries Licensing Act or any rule or
regulation adopted pursuant to that act by the division; B. knowingly contracting or performing a service beyond the scope of the license; C. misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant in obtaining a license; D. failure to maintain proof of responsibility as required by the Construction Industries
Licensing Act; E. unjustified abandonment of any contract as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; F. conversion of funds or property received for prosecution or completion of a specific
contract or for a specified purpose in the prosecution or completion of any contract,
obligation or purpose, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; G. departure from or disregard of plans or specifications that result in code violations; H. willful or fraudulent commission of any act by the licensee as a contractor in
consequence of which another is substantially injured, as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction; I. failure to maintain workers' compensation insurance as required by the Workers'
Compensation Act; 1 J. aiding, abetting, combining or conspiring with a person to evade or violate the
provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act by allowing a contractor's
license to be used by an unlicensed person, or acting as agent, partner, associate
or otherwise in connection with an unlicensed person, with the intent to evade the
provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act; or K. acting in the capacity of a licensee under any other name than is set forth upon
the license. 1
NMSA 1978, § 52-1-1 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-13-23 ("Revocation or suspension of license by the commission; causes") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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